Hard Knock Radio

US Supreme Court Ruling on Immunity

Guest host Thandisizwe Chimurenga speaks with University of San Francisco Professor Dr. James Taylor about the recent Supreme Court’s ruling on immunity. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.


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In Conversation with Thandisizwe Chimurenga

Davey D speaks with journalist Thandisizwe Chimurenga about her latest book, Some of Us Are Brave (Volume 1): Interviews and Conversations with Sistas in Life and Struggle. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and … Continued


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Honoring Ruchell “Cinque” Magee and ReImagine Fashion

We speak with author/journalist Thandisizwe Chimurenga, Claude Marks the co-founder of Freedom Archives about the legacy of freedom fighter Ruchell “Cinque” Magee. Later we speak with Jeff Perlstein and Teju Adisa Farrar about Reimagine Fashion 2023 – the hub for fashion arts activations during Oakland Style week, an annual five-day series of events that celebrate … Continued


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Blum’s Nonprofit Organization Sues Fearless Fund Over Allegations of Discriminatory Practices

Davey D speaks with Dr. James Taylor and Thandisizwe Chimurenga about Ed Blum’s nonprofit organization suing Fearless Fund over allegations of discriminatory practices. Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.


We speak with long-time activist and co-founder of the Haiti Action Committee, Pierre La Boissiere about government corruption, massacres, and Haiti’s rapid descent into dictatorship. And later we’ll look at the Say Her Name movement. This conversation will highlight stories of police murders of Black women and attempt to understand the pattern of erasure that … Continued